Monday, July 16, 2007

Google Easter Eggs

Usually you think of Easter Eggs only in late March or April. Kids have all kinds of fun hunting around and seeing how many hidden eggs they can find.

In the computer world, "easter egg" means something different. You see, computer programmers like to have their own little geeky inside jokes. Many commercial programs have secret codes built in to display something that you would never see normally. People discover these things by chance, and it is like finding hidden treasure.

Here is how to find some Google-related Easter Eggs:

Google Loco
Go to www.Google.com and type this in the search box:
Google Loco
Then click the "I'm Feeling Lucky" button

Google Gothic
Go to www.Google.com and type this in the search box:
Google Gothic
Then click the "I'm Feeling Lucky" button

Google Pig Latin
Go to www.Google.com and type this in the search box:
xx-piglatin
Then click the "I'm Feeling Lucky" button

Google Easter Egg game
Go to www.Google.com and type this in the search box:
google easter egg
Then click the "I'm Feeling Lucky" button

My wife loves watching baseball - whenever the Red Sox are playing. Personally, I think it is pretty boring. This week's video shows why you shouldn't fall asleep at a baseball game - people might be watching.